It’s remarkable to note that most people are barely aware, if at all, of the music that Aretha Franklin recorded when she was at Columbia.

This show marks her very first attempt at becoming a popular artists, so you would expect it to be quite enlightening. The problem was that there was no specific stylistic plan, so her debut album can sound great at times, and sorely misguided at others. So on this show, we capture her struggle to attain commercial stardom.

Featured tracks:

Right Now

Maybe I’m a Fool

Sweet Lover

Love Is the Only Thing

Are You Sure

Won’t Be Long

Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody

That Lucky Old Sun

Blue Holiday

Nobody Like You